2 Chronicles 23:12-15

Athaliah Murdered

12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came into the house of the LORD to the people.

13 She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, "Treason! Treason!"

14 Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, "Bring her out between * * the ranks; and whoever follows * her, put to death with the sword." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD.

15 So they seized * her, and when she arrived at the entrance of ¹the Horse Gate of the king's house, they ²put her to death there.

2 Chronicles 23:12-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 23

The contents of this chapter are the same with 2Ki 11:4-20 and need no other explanation than what may be found in the notes there, to which the reader is referred.

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Cross References

• 1. Nehemiah 3:28; Jeremiah 31:40
• 2. 2 Chronicles 22:10

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "trumpets"
• [b] Lit "and leading for praising"
• [c] Lit "from within"
• [d] Lit "placed hands to her"